The Wall Street Skinny 127. The Skinny On...H1B Visa Debate, Nordstrom Take-Private, Barclays Layoffs, & Our Favorite Things
Welcome to 2025!
In this episode of "The Skinny On...", we catch up on all our holiday activities before diving right into current financial topics.
Today we cover the Nordstrom take-private, the debate regarding H1-B visa cap removals and the potential impact on the tech industry, and Barclays firing bankers & traders without bonuses before Christmas.
We also count down our favorite things from 2024 and predictions for 2025, before sharing our conversation with Neil Blundell from the CAIS Summit discussing the latest exciting fintech innovations in alternative investments and wealth management.
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